Another unsatisfactory reply to George was Re: IRA and decommissioninng

[Gary MacLennan <g.maclennan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You have lost me here George.  This message was just too cryptic.  Firstly
I presumed it was addressed to me.  I then had to do a fair amount of guess
work as to the position which lies beneath your posts- though of course you
have posted on this in the past.

So I do not think anything I write could ever be 'satisfactory' in your
terms, basically because I think the IRA have a moral right to take up arms
against British Imperialism.  What that has to do with the American police
is beyond my humble wits. Defending the right of the IRA to bear and retain
arms does mean that I think the NYPD should be armed.

The bit about the Irish police having arms and the IRA lost me again I am
afraid.  You need to be more specific comrade.  BTW I thought Dave's post
on this was excellent.  I still await Phil.

regards

Gary



At 08:47  5/02/00 +0000, you wrote:
>Not satisfactory. The American police still have their arms yet
>revolutionary communists
>don't support an armed organisation.The Irish police have arms and yet the
>IRA don't feel
>that is justification for having a secret army.
>Warm regards
>George Pennefather
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Macdonald Stainsby <mstainsby@xxxxxx>
>To: <marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 12:10 PM
>Subject: Re: IRA and decommissioninng
>
>
>
>
> > Can anybody furnish a comprehensive answer as to the IRA will not
>surrender their
> > munitions.
>
>That's fairly simple (although I'm no expert). The RUC (renamed!) still has
>theirs, and giving up weapons now would be unconditional surrender.
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